What's Next For Rachel

So, it's 2010 and we still don't know what Rachel will appear in next. However, it is becoming clear what Rachel will likely not appear in: Realm of Kings and the X-Event Second Coming.

The "Starjammers" are in Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard, but that has turned out to only be Ch'od and a newly restored Raza. In Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #2, Rachel, Alex, Lorna and Korvus are said to have gone to Terra - what the Shi'ar call Earth. However, it's not clear that they have actually returned to Earth, especially since it's news to the X-Writers that they're back.

When asked about this on X-Position last week, Chris Yost said:

Are there any plans to do another X-Jammers miniseries? It doesn't seem like they will be in "Realm of Kings." Or, will Alex, Lorna and Rachel return in time for "X-Men: Second Coming?"

Yost: I actually thought they were showing up in one of the cosmic books pretty soon, but we have had talks with the X-office about bringing them home. They are not forgotten.

When Yost was informed about RoK:IG and that cosmic writer Dan Abnett has said that the X-Jammers will not be in Realm of Kings because they were reclaimed by the X-Office and are involved in X-Continuity, he replied:

Re: Havok/Polaris/Marvel Girl - I wasn't aware of them being returned to Earth in Rok:IG, but knew we had access to them again. Nick Lowe and I had been talking here and there about bringing them back.

So, we have X-Writers who could use them, but aren't. And the cosmic writers believe they can't use them, but they can. Very, very frustrating.

With Second Coming beginning to be solicited, that means if there aren't definite plans to bring them back now, they aren't going to be in Second Coming. And with the new teams coming out of Second Coming being determined soon, then it puts in question if they will be back before the end of 2010.